Assignment #1 (“The Things They Carried” and “Love,” pp. 1-29) 1. Notice the title page of the novel stating “A …

Chapter 15-22: Discussions Questions: 1. Do you believe that the characters in The Things They Carried experience moral injury? Provide …

Chapter 11-15: Discussions Questions: 1.The soldiers have a variety of opinions on whether they should be staying with the monks …

Chapter 6-10: Discussions Questions: 1. Describe the story of Mary Ann, Fossie’s girlfriend. Do you believe the story had a …

Chapter 1-5: 1.In the first chapter of the book, O’Brien mentioned dozens of things that soldiers carried during the Vietnam …

Objective: Interviewing a subject who lived through the Vietnam War Activity: In “Love,” O’Brien and Cross meet to look back …

Euphemism Objective: Understanding euphemism Activity: A euphemism is, at best, a more gentle or tactful term for a difficult, painful, …

Lives of the Dead (pages 225-246) 1. Explain what Tim O’Brien means when he says “stories can save us.” 2. …

Night Life (pages 219-224) 1. Before Rat was transferred to Japan, he began to lose his cool. What was happening …

Field Trip (pages 181-188) 1. Why did Tim O’Brien travel back to Vietnam? Why did he bring his daughter along …